We woke up to the sad news that Josh Canal passed away last night. Josh is the son or our teammate, Joe Canal. Joe isn't riding because his son's health had deteriorated since he was selected to be on the team. Josh was in desperate need of a second heart transplant that unfortunately did not come in time.

We decided to dedicate this years LSCOL Tour to Josh's memory this year.

We had a nice day in Huntsville. Just two short little stories I thought I'd share.

1) We were scheduled to be at the school all day--two assemblies in the morning, and two assemblies inthe afternoon. In between the sets, we had a big long break. I went to a local deli/cafe and ordered some great sandwiches. Kelsey had to stay with the equipment, so we had a picnic in the auditorium. After eating, we brought in our Wii and set it up with our show equipment. We ...

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